Committee on Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic
Development and Small Business then the Judiciary.]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §21-5A-12, relating
to exempting construction performed on behalf of educational
authorities from prevailing wage requirements.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended
by adding thereto a new section, designated §21-5A-12, to read as
follows:

ARTICLE 5A. WAGES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.

§21-5A-12. Exemption.

The provisions of this article do not apply to construction
performed on behalf of any educational authority, including, but
not limited to, a county board of education, the Higher Education
Policy Commission and the School Building Authority.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to exempt construction
performed on behalf of any educational authority from the
prevailing wage laws.